Esther @ 9 Months

Stats

20 lbs (78%)

27 1/2" (45%)

I totally feel like I just wrote Esther's 8 month update! Maybe because I wrote Isaiah's 6.5 update lately? Or because time is FLYING by? I don't know!

Oh, little bit. She is getting really good at pulling up lately. It seems like she's suddenly doing it on everything! There have even been some cruising attempts, and I'm seeing her push up to her hands and feet a lot more frequently. I though crawling would slow down her walking attempts, but that was only temporary! I wouldn't be surprised if she starts walking before 10 months.

Talking is growing too! She loves to just jabber away, but she's added "Dada" and "Bruhbuh" to her repertoire. A couple weeks ago when Isaiah came in my room one morning Esther looked at him for a minute and said "bruhbuh" (followed by her typical big smile for him). Ohmygosh that made Isaiah's day!

Micah and Esther have been having some issues lately. I'm not real sure what it is, but Micah's started acting out and it's usually directed at Esther (and usually when I'm trying to do something...make dinner/a bed/phone call/etc). I'm not real sure what to do about that, because it seems to be getting a little worse. Micah starts preschool next week so maybe that stimulation will even him out.

Sleep is still just a mess. I don't even know what to do! She sleeps awesome with me at night but good gracious if I try and get her to sleep anywhere else she's up in 30 minutes. Some days she will take a 30 minute nap in the morning and another in the afternoon and that's IT! It doesn't seem like she should be getting enough sleep, but she doesn't look tired and isn't overly cranky. This too shall pass, I suppose. I'm wondering if having both the boys gone for a couple hours once school starts will help her at least take a good afternoon nap.

Esther is now eating all meals with us. I still struggle some days to find something for her to eat, particularly at breakfast when everyone else is having cereal. But she sits at the table and usually at least makes an attempt to try what we have. Pickles are still a good backup.

More teeth are coming! I haven't decided yet if she's getting both up top or just one. Thankfully they are so far not as bad as the bottoms. We shall see if that lasts.

Her checkup isn't for a couple days, so I will come back with stats then. I wonder how close she is to Micah! (Poor bug, I'm going to wonder this every month.)

Comparing...

Esther	Micah	Isaiah
20 lbs (78%)	18 lbs, 6 oz (20%)	---------------
27 1/2" (45%)	27" (15%)	---------------

Apparently, I lost Isaiah's 9 month stats somewhere. Also apparently, there is a huge (percentage) difference in just 1/2" at this point. I guess that makes sense when kids are so little. So, this is about where Micah started staying tiny and Esther is not following his lead. (Actually, we got Micah weighed at Esther's checkup and there's only about 8 pounds difference at this point!)